§ 51. Mr. D. Priceasked the Minister of Health the total annual cost of treating victims of multiple sclerosis; and how much is being spent on research into the treatment of this disease.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI regret that the information asked for in the first part of the Question is not available. The Medical Research Council is spending about £9,000 specifically on research on multiple sclerosis this financial year, and research is also taking place with the support of university funds and hospital endowments at other centres. I understand that contributions from other sources include expenditure of £40,000 over the last four years by the Multiple Sclerosis Society and grants of over £27,000 by the Nuffield Foundation to be used over a period of five years.